Research Guides: History (General): Book & Media Reviews

Book Reviews

Book reviews can help you research by finding relevant material that a professional in the field has already reviewed. We have databases that allow you to locate book reviews. In some cases you may need to use a paper index.

History Databases

Search the appropriate history databases for book reviews.

America: History and Life (EBSCO)
A complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. It comprises almost 400,000 bibliographic entries and covers over 2,000 journals published worldwide.
Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)
Indexes and provides abstracts of over 2,100 journals, including key historical journals from virtually every major country. Coverage is from 1400 to present.

Other Databases

JSTOR
An electronic archive to specific scholarly journals (2,450 titles). It does not provide electronic access to current issues of these journals. There is typically a gap from 1 to 5 years between the issues being published. For history search history and other areas as appropriate for one's topic, e.g. african studies, african-american studies, asian studies, feminist and women studies, geography, and political science.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
A multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 8,500 journals, including full text for more than 7,300 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for 12,500 titles.

Project MUSE
Offers some 250 journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers. Journals included in this database are in the areas of the humanities, social sciences and the arts. Specifically the journals are divided into the following subject categories: African studies, American studies, Anthropology, Art, Asian Studies, Canadian Studies, Caribbean studies, Classics, Culture and Society, Economics, Education, Film, Theater,

Other Sources

H-Net (Humanities and Social Sciences Online)
H-Net is an international interdisciplinary organization of scholars & teachers dedicated to developing the enormous educational potential of the Internet and the World Wide Web. Their edited lists publish peer reviewed essays, multimedia materials, & discussion for colleagues & the interested public.
Annual bulletin of historical literature
Available in paper from 1911-1989, 1991-2004 in the Library on 2 South under the call number: DZ 6205 .H5. Available electronically since 1998-2012. Ceased publication in 2012.
Index to book reviews in the humanities
Available in paper from 1960-1990 in the Library on 2 North Index Area under the call number: Z 1035 .A1 I63.
Book Review Digest
Available in paper from 1905 to current in the Library. 1905-1988 are located in the Lower Level and 1989 to current on 2 North Index Area under the call number: Z 1035 .A1 B56.
Book Review Index
Available in paper from 1965 to current in the Library on 2 North Index Area under the call number Ref Z 1035 .A1 B6.
Humanities Index
Available in paper from 1974/75-1999 in the Library on 2 North Index Area under the call number AI 3 .R492 and the Lower Level.
Social Sciences Index
Available in paper from 1974/75-1999 in the Library on 2 North Index Area under the call number Ref AI 3 .R494.
New York Times Book Review Index, 1896-1970
Available in paper from in the Library in 2 North Reference under the call number Ref Z 1035 .A1 N4
Index to book reviews in historical periodicals
Indentifies book reviews for history books from 1972-77. Located in Ref DZ 6205 B3.

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